---
type: "Bill"
title: "include shelterbelts as a factor affecting productivity in determining assessed value of agricultural land."
description: "include shelterbelts as a factor affecting productivity in determining assessed value of agricultural land."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 131"
citation: "South Dakota SB 131 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agricultural Land", "Property Tax", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beal", "Blare", "Crabtree", "Davis", "Duba", "Emery", "Moore", "Nelson (Kameron)", "Peterson (Drew)", "Pinnow", "Rohl", "Schoenbeck", "Wangsness", "Wittman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-02-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/124e98e8-0478-471d-bf69-d9a90380bfa6"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24482"
source_hash: "ad907e1a00ea1823babc05b8cd1e0ee72e33d04589101d027bca31b62915a67e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sd"]
---

# South Dakota SB 131 (2024) — include shelterbelts as a factor affecting productivity in determining assessed value of agricultural land.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24482/261787)
2. **131A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/263799.pdf)
3. **Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24482/264269)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24482/265686)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Beal — primary (person)
- Blare — primary (person)
- Crabtree — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Duba — primary (person)
- Emery — primary (person)
- Moore — primary (person)
- Nelson (Kameron) — primary (person)
- Peterson (Drew) — primary (person)
- Pinnow — primary (person)
- Rohl — primary (person)
- Schoenbeck — primary (person)
- Wangsness — primary (person)
- Wittman — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-24** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 165 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01** Scheduled for hearing
- **2024-02-01** Agriculture and Natural Resources Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 131A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-01** Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0
- **2024-02-01** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2024-02-05** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 0 S.J. 257
- **2024-02-06** First read in House and referred to H.J. 261 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13** Scheduled for hearing
- **2024-02-13** Taxation Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-13** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2024-02-14** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 1 H.J. 334
- **2024-02-15** Signed by the President S.J. 347 `passage`
- **2024-02-20** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 362 `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Delivered to the Governor on 2024-02-21 S.J. 373 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-27** Signed by the Governor on 2024-02-27 S.J. 422 `executive-signature, executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/124e98e8-0478-471d-bf69-d9a90380bfa6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).